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Pamphlett Bridge, Oxley Creek, Graceville, 2026, 01
Oxley Creek. Photo: Chris Olszewski, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

Oxley Creek

Kayak spot · Australia

Flat water: a lake, canal or slow river

Is it worth the trip?

100Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

Every day scores the same

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Mon 2 · 100 out of 100

Wind
2 kn
Gusts
7kn
Air
30°C
Rain
0.2 mm

Tue 3 · 100 out of 100

Wind
1 kn
Gusts
5kn
Air
26°C
Rain
6.7 mm

Wed 4 · 100 out of 100

Wind
5 kn
Gusts
14kn
Air
31°C
Rain
0 mm

Thu 5 · 100 out of 100

Wind
5 kn
Gusts
10kn
Air
32°C
Rain
0 mm

Fri 6 · 100 out of 100

Wind
3 kn
Gusts
9kn
Air
27°C
Rain
0 mm

Sat 7 · 100 out of 100

Wind
2 kn
Gusts
10kn
Air
29°C
Rain
0.3 mm

Sun 8 · 100 out of 100

Wind
3 kn
Gusts
13kn
Air
26°C
Rain
0 mm

Tap a day for wind, gusts, air and rain. Full forecast

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Sun 197, good
  2. Mon 2100, good
  3. Tue 3100, good
  4. Wed 4100, good
  5. Thu 5100, good
  6. Fri 6100, good
  7. Sat 7100, good
  8. Sun 8100, good
  9. Mon 9100, good
  10. Tue 10100, good

The spot in one fact

  • Flat waterthe water

Full forecast

every day, every number

The score doesn't know the river level, weirs or your skill.

Wind and weather forecast and score for each day at Oxley Creek
DayScoreWindGustsAirRain
Sun 1Nov97, good2 kn14kn25°C6.4 mm
Mon 2Nov100, good2 kn7kn30°C0.2 mm
Tue 3Nov100, good1 kn5kn26°C6.7 mm
Wed 4Nov100, good5 kn14kn31°C0 mm
Thu 5Nov100, good5 kn10kn32°C0 mm
Fri 6Nov100, good3 kn9kn27°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov100, good2 kn10kn29°C0.3 mm
Sun 8Nov100, good3 kn13kn26°C0 mm
Mon 9Nov100, good2 kn10kn22°C0 mm
Tue 10Nov100, good3 kn11kn23°C0 mm
Wed 11Nov99, good1 kn8kn19°C0 mm

Wind and gusts are in knots, rain in mm. River levels: no free forecast gives them, so check a gauge before you go. More

Forecast updated . It refreshes every three hours. Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.

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Photos of Oxley Creek

Pamphlett Bridge over Oxley Creek, Brisbane 03
Photo: Kgbo, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Mouth of Oxley Creek seen from Pamphlett Bridge, Graceville, Queensland, 2022, 02
Photo: Kgbo, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Canoe (sculpture) at Simpson's Playground, Graceville, Queensland, 2026, 06
Photo: Chris Olszewski, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Oxley Creek

A launch on the Oxley Creek. No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle. 1 paddling school, club or hire within 10 km, the nearest 6.8 km away. The town to stay in is Brisbane. Within 5 km we also list 1 kayak spot.

  • River Oxley Creek
  • Grade No grade is stated.
  • Who it suits No grade stated: ask locally before you paddle.
  • Access No source states the access rules: check locally.
  • Schools, hire 1 paddling school, club or hire within 10 km, the nearest 6.8 km away.

Spots and rivers: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Whitewater sections © Rivermap (rivermap.org), Riverzone and Jonathan Riddell, ODbL.

The score is the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change it (how we score, how we earn).

Rough cost (estimate): about US$1,800–US$3,450 each

about US$1,800–US$3,450 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, taxi, stay, food, kayak hire.

Our estimate from typical public prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book (where they come from). Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.

How we worked it out 
Rough cost per person for this trip
WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn MDW to BNE, estimated from distance and season, changing at LAX, full-service airlines, with a hold bagabout US$891–US$1,850
Taxiairport and back, sharedabout US$27–US$47
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$362–US$603
Food7 days eating outabout US$322–US$596
Kayak hire5 days, or about US$114 to fly your ownabout US$194–US$355
Totalabout US$1,800–US$3,450

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Brisbane

Closest

Brisbane

12 min by car · 287 places to stay

about US$134/nightcountry average

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About Brisbane its beds, food and every spot near it

About US$134 a night is our estimate of the country's average 2-star double room that month: not each town's price, and not a quote. Drives are estimates. Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.

Getting there: about 26h 45m

About 26h 45m door to door from Chicago

Fly MDW → BNE, changing at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), then 35 min by road

An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.

On the water

Paddling schools, clubs and hire nearby

The nearest named schools, clubs and kayak or canoe hire within 25 km, in a straight line. Listings, not a recommendation. Schools, clubs and hire: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Credits

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